The School of Law offers an LLM programme in Business Law on both the Howard College and Pietermaritzburg Campuses.
Programme outcomes
The programme aims to develop a specialised knowledge of aspects of Business Law, and to provide students with the opportunity to make use of comparative materials.
Programme structure
Students are required to complete four modules from the prescribed list of modules, and to complete a
15 000-word dissertation. Although all modules are presented after hours, it is possible to register as a fulltime or a part-time student. Full-time students may register for two modules each semester and complete their degrees in one year, while part-time students will be allowed to register for one module each semester and complete their degrees in two years. For more information, please contact the Postgraduate Centre.
Programme teaching method
Seminars are held at the School of Law, Mondays to Thursdays from 17:15 until about 20:00. Attendance at
seminars is compulsory.
Programme modules
The following modules will be presented in the programme:
- Research Methodology (compulsory)
- Advanced Contract Law
- Advanced Corporate Law
- Advanced Labour Law
- Advanced Tax Law (I and II)
- Consumer Law in South Africa
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Trade Law
Programme teachers
The programme will be team-taught by Business Law experts and practitioners.
Eligibility Applicants must be in possession of an LLB or a BProc degree with the basic entrance requirement being a minimum overall average of 55%, subject to the availability of places in the module as class sizes are limited.
Structural support for your LLM
Two Centres for Postgraduate Legal Studies have been established within the School of Law on both Howard College and Pietermaritzburg campuses to offer a supportive environment in which postgraduate law students may conduct their research and writing. There is an open-plan study space with fifteen computers, and a discussion room where students may engage in group projects and interact socially (there are coffee and teamaking facilities). The aim is to provide a welcoming environment which promotes serious and relevant legal research, as well as interactive learning.
These Centres show innovation unique in South African Law Schools.
Contact us
The Postgraduate Officer: Howard College Campus
E-mail: lawpostgradhc@ukzn.ac.za
The Postgraduate Officer: Pietermaritzburg Campus
E-mail: lawpostgradpmb@ukzn.ac.za
Note: The programmes offered are subject to student enrolments.